Faculty & Directors

Co-Directors

Leda Cosmides (with John Tooby)

Dan Conroy-Beam Psychological & Brain Sciences

While Dan is on sabbatical for 2025-2026, David Pietraszewski and Annie Wertz will be acting co-directors.

Core Faculty, UCSB

Steven J. C. Gaulin Anthropology

Michael S. Gazzaniga Psychological & Brain Sciences

Tamsin German Psychological & Brain Sciences

Michael Gurven Anthropology

Zoe Liberman Psychological & Brain Sciences

David Pietraszewski Psychological & Brain Sciences

James Roney Psychological & Brain Sciences

Annie Wertz Psychological & Brain Sciences

Extramural Faculty

Rose McDermott Political Science, Brown University

Ricardo Andrés Guzmán Center for Research on Social Complexity, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile